Staff Software Engineer

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The Opportunity

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer I to join and lead engineering at Root. As a Staff Engineer, you will be one of the primary technical leaders for the Claims product domain. You will work closely with the software engineers on your team(s) to ship valuable software as well as the broad set of stakeholders to guide the organization in building systems that help us build trust with our customers.

Root is a technology company revolutionizing personal insurance with a pricing model based upon fairness and a modern customer experience. With its technology-forward products, Root is working to fundamentally change an industry for the better.

Root is a “work where it works best” company. This means we will support you working in whatever location that works best for you across the US."

Salary Range: $185,000 - $215,000 (Bonus and LTI Eligible)

How You Will Make an Impact

• Partner with Product, Information Security, Data Science, Analytics, and experts in Claims to understand our business and establish a technical strategy for the quarters to come

• Identify, plan, and socialize important technical initiatives that increase the effectiveness of our products, systems, and teams

• Coach and guide engineers on your team in planning experiments and projects that align with our strategic objectives

• Advance the impact of the team through coding and review throughout the development cycle

• Lead by example in incident response and orient the team to continuously improve resiliency and observability of our systems 

• Coordinate with Staff Engineers across the organization to establish and push forward our standards and best practices 

What You Will Need to Succeed

• 7+ years as a software engineer

• 3+ years leading software teams

• Expertise in Ruby on Rails

• Expertise with Rails Monoliths and Clear Domains a plus

• Expertise with front end technologies (e.g. React) a plus

• Proven leadership of projects involving multiple teams across functional domains

• Proven leadership of operational excellence and improving the maintainability of legacy systems

• Excellent communication skills both with engineering colleagues and senior business leaders

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

At Root, we judge people based on the merit of their work, not who they are. If you are passionate about what this role entails and solving real problems, we encourage you to apply. We want to learn about you and what you can add to our team.

We’re harnessing the power of technology to revolutionize insurance. Using machine learning and mobile telematic platforms, we’ve built one of the most innovative FinTech companies in the world. And we’re just getting started.

Our success is in large part due to our unwavering standards in hiring. We recognize that our products are only as good as the people building and promoting them. We want individuals who find solutions by going through the cycle of ideation to implementation with curiosity, rigor, and an analytical lens. Ask anyone who works here and you’ll hear similar reasons for why they joined:

Autonomy—for assertive self-starters, the opportunities to contribute are limitless.

Impact—by challenging the way it’s always been done, we solve problems that have a big impact on our business.

Collaboration—we encourage rich discussion and civil debate at every turn.

People—we are inspired by the collection of crazy-smart people around us.